Last week I shared the 10 cakes I dislike the most. In the interests of balance, I thought I'd share cakes I DO like!
1. Lemon and poppy seed
I really like the crunch of poppy seeds. They are very tasty. I'd forgo the lemon for the poppy seeds. A slight lemon is delicious! Mmmmm...
2. Chocolate eclairs.
These are my ultimate favourite cake. I ADORE these. When we were little, my Mum called these 'Naughty but nice' and I didn't know their proper name for yeeears! But they still remain my ultimate favourite. Mmmmm, choux pastry, mmmm, cream, mmmmm, chocolate!
The ULTIMATE combination!!
3. Victoria Sponge with fresh cream
I really love a very light Victoria sponge with fresh cream inside and a thin strawberry jam. Tescos do a really nice one in their chilled counter- it's always been one of my favourites!
4. Lemon drizzle with crunchy topping.
One of the Double bass players in my orchestra makes an amazing lemon drizzle. The top is crunchy and lemony made of sugar and lemon juice combined but the cake is not overly lemony. I like lemon but not too much!
5. Plain madeira
I don't need loads of details and elements to my cake. Madeira is great! Simple, not too sweet!
6. Chocolate Cornflake cakes:
Again, these are incredibly nostalgic for me. We used to make these with Mrs Weaver when we did cookery in Primary School and they used to serve these for school dinners. I adored school dinners, I don't know why anyone else hated them! I am also rather partial (but not as much!) to those Mars-bar crispy cakes they seem to do in bakeries in Hexham and Corbridge.
7. Chocolate sponge
A simple home-made chocolate sponge with not too much sugar or icing is super tasty. Doesn't need loads of icing or indeed any, although I will gladly eat it if it comes with it.
Any chocolate cake (as long as it is not mixed with fruit) is fine with me. Remember those Sara Lee chocolate gateaus from the 80's? I love them!x
8. Courgette Cake,
A plain cake with courgette in it- tasty! Specially straight out of the oven.
9. Chocolate and beetroot
My Mum made a chocolate and beetroot cake - it was so moist but not too sweet- I really enjoyed it!
10. Pavlova- apparently tis a cake according to Wiki!
Wiki said it was a cake, so I am including it. Lovely meringue, cream and summer berries-what's not to love!
So what are your ultimate favourites? What do you think of my hit list? Shocked? Disgusted? Approving?
Let me know!
xxx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cakes
1. Lemon and poppy seed
I really like the crunch of poppy seeds. They are very tasty. I'd forgo the lemon for the poppy seeds. A slight lemon is delicious! Mmmmm...
2. Chocolate eclairs.
These are my ultimate favourite cake. I ADORE these. When we were little, my Mum called these 'Naughty but nice' and I didn't know their proper name for yeeears! But they still remain my ultimate favourite. Mmmmm, choux pastry, mmmm, cream, mmmmm, chocolate!
The ULTIMATE combination!!
3. Victoria Sponge with fresh cream
I really love a very light Victoria sponge with fresh cream inside and a thin strawberry jam. Tescos do a really nice one in their chilled counter- it's always been one of my favourites!
4. Lemon drizzle with crunchy topping.
One of the Double bass players in my orchestra makes an amazing lemon drizzle. The top is crunchy and lemony made of sugar and lemon juice combined but the cake is not overly lemony. I like lemon but not too much!
5. Plain madeira
I don't need loads of details and elements to my cake. Madeira is great! Simple, not too sweet!
6. Chocolate Cornflake cakes:
Again, these are incredibly nostalgic for me. We used to make these with Mrs Weaver when we did cookery in Primary School and they used to serve these for school dinners. I adored school dinners, I don't know why anyone else hated them! I am also rather partial (but not as much!) to those Mars-bar crispy cakes they seem to do in bakeries in Hexham and Corbridge.
7. Chocolate sponge
A simple home-made chocolate sponge with not too much sugar or icing is super tasty. Doesn't need loads of icing or indeed any, although I will gladly eat it if it comes with it.
Any chocolate cake (as long as it is not mixed with fruit) is fine with me. Remember those Sara Lee chocolate gateaus from the 80's? I love them!x
8. Courgette Cake,
A plain cake with courgette in it- tasty! Specially straight out of the oven.
9. Chocolate and beetroot
My Mum made a chocolate and beetroot cake - it was so moist but not too sweet- I really enjoyed it!
10. Pavlova- apparently tis a cake according to Wiki!
Wiki said it was a cake, so I am including it. Lovely meringue, cream and summer berries-what's not to love!
So what are your ultimate favourites? What do you think of my hit list? Shocked? Disgusted? Approving?
Let me know!
xxx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cakes